I've gone back to school for something I love (winemaking), and am having the time of my life. I work in the wine industry, am making friends in the industry and love the education and just about every aspect of my new life. Well, today out of the blue, a company I applied to about a year ago contacted me about an opening that would pay me about 100K more than I've ever made before. Apparently one of my old laboratory bosses works there now and stumbled on my resume. They need someone to head a big research project (something I'm not really qualified for, but my old boss said I'd learn how to do it). I would have to move to Massachusetts and give up on my winemaking career. There is almost nothing about the job I want, the work, the location, moving, and so on. But, the money would be awesome and if I put in a decade I could retire back to where i am now, but with substantial savings. Honestly I'm leaning pretty strongly towards saying no. Thoughts? EDIT: The job has not been offered but They are recruiting me. My old boss gets to make the final decision.
My goals will never be reached if I quit school now. I'm already 41 years old and just had the best 6 months of my adulthood. I actually made several wines so far that I'm really proud of. It will be a couple years till they are ready, but I found something that (1) I'm passionate about and (2) I'm actually very good at. Feels good also to physically make something. Shit, I think I answered my dilemma. I would be dumb to give up now. Money is only worth so much.
Money in the bank is good when you are old enough to want to retire. If you can accumulate enough in your current field, go for it. The longer you go in this other field, the bigger the hole in your resume for the research jobs. Research jobs end when the government stops paying. Then what?
Massachusetts has 29 wineries, http://massnrc.org/farmlocator/map.aspx?Product=Wine With global warming it will only get more. Take the job, work for a year or two, buy some land, plant grapes, start a winery, sell it to some rich New Yorker, profit, move back to Oregon or Washington.
Being on the east coast means cheaper flights to visit and "interview" potential Russian mail order brides.
I think I can raise the capital in a few years with my work experience, Wine degree, BS in Biolog and lab work and BA in Business Administration with foci in Marketing and management. But to actually have the capital to do it myself I'd need an absolute minimum of about 600K if I wasn't in the industry (that number drops a lot with connections). And I would make shitty wine, so I would go out of business and lose my savings. And as far as working in wine at the same time, not really likely, as it would be a very intensive and time consuming job.
Not exactly sure, its a salary job, but my old boss is the kind of guy who goes to work at 7am and comes home at 9pm every day. I don't know what would be required but I assume it would be intensive.
I don't interview them, I just buy them and have a fake wedding. No worries, a month later I can call INS.
Think about the effect the job change to something you love had on your stress, your health, and your weight. And then think about the effect that changing to a job like the one you describe would have on the same. Doesn't sound like its worth it to me.
I'd pass on the job for real though. Well, i wouldnt but if i were you i probably would sent from a phone you've probably never heard of
Yep. Once you find something you love, you don't give it up ...unless it gets a restraining order. barfo
Thanks for the help everyone. Just talking this out in this thread made it obvious to me that I need to pass. Still nice to know they were interested in me. I'm a Walla Walla Balla yo
If it were me I'd go for the money. Sometimes there are only so many opportunities to be a baller with major cash flow in this life. For me, work is gonna be work and I do it because I'm good at it, I get paid well, and it funds my life outside of work. So I'd be most interested in that cash money
